'Inappropriate' to stop £20 cut to Universal Credit, says Boris Johnson

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : There is unease among Conservative MPs arriving in Manchester for the party's annual conference that Mr Johnson is now presiding over the highest-taxing administration since the Second World War, with the planned cut to Universal Credit and 1.25 per cent hike in National Insurance due to disproportionately impact on poorer households.
40% : Mr Johnson denied he was taking the Conservatives away from the low-tax tradition of Margaret Thatcher, pointing out that she did not have to deal with the "fiscal meteorite" of a global pandemic which added £407bn to government spending.
39% : But the prime minister did not rule out tax rises altogether, telling BBC1's Andrew Marr Show only that "if I can possibly avoid it, I won't raise taxes again".
38% : "I'd rather see that than raising taxes to subsidise low pay."
34% : Boris Johnson has insisted he will not reverse his plans for a £20-a-week cut in welfare for the poorest families, saying he will not "raise taxes to subsidise low pay".

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